A 21-year-old man described by police as a “brutal child predator” is to serve 23 years in prison after being convicted of rape, sexual abuse, blackmail, having indecent images and
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A vulnerable teenage girl who is believed to have killed herself after her terror charges were dropped was investigated by MI5 until her death, an inquest has heard. The hearing
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Allowing physician associates (PAs) to take on the responsibilities of NHS doctors costs lives, an expert from the University of Oxford has said. Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, lead author of new
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A mental health charity supporting people struggling with self-harm has been awarded £1.5m from the Scottish Government. Self-Harm Network Scotland (SHNS) welcomed the two-year funding boost, which will enable it
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A trial date has been set for a 42-year-old woman charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter who died after being found in a pond. Alice Mackey, of Oakhanger,
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The number of children on formal protection plans in England because of sexual abuse has fallen to its lowest level on record, according to analysis which has prompted a charity
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A husband who killed his wife after suffering years of abuse at her hands has been jailed for three years. Charles Graham, 78, strangled his wife of nearly 50 years,
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Changes to a notification scheme will put “victims’ rights at the heart of the justice system”, a Government minister has pledged. Victims minister Siobhian Brown was speaking as the Scottish
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Patients who are subjected to abuse on mental health wards do not formally complain as they “do not want to expose themselves to any risk of revenge” from staff, academics
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The crossbow and knife murders carried out by triple killer Kyle Clifford were fuelled by the “violent misogyny promoted” by controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate, a court heard. The
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